Okay! Sorry for the late update! I just gained my will back this morning after seeing milady's works! Kyaaa~! Who's excited for the Fairy Tail's light novel? Specifically scene four(4)? Kyaaaa~! *ahem*

Okay so, I finished drawing Amanda Gonzales. If you guys want to see it please visit my profile for the link.

I want to thank each and everyone who reviewed, alerted and faved my story, and also thanks for the subscription! HONTO NI ARIGATOU GUZAIMASU! Angel-chan wa minna o aishite iru! \(^o^)/

Warning: I did not proofread this.

Again, English is my second language and I'm not good of a writer so I beg for forgiveness if there are wrong spellings or grammar…thank you.

Genre:Drama, Family, Friendship, Romance, some Humor, Hurt/ Comfort.

Pairings: GrayXLucy, ErzaXJellal, NatsuXLisanna, GajeelXLevy, SeigrainXUltear maybe.

Summary: Gray hates the world for taking his parents away, for making his life miserable. But with his new found family, friends and a certain blonde girl, will they make him change he idea about the world? Or will he just hate it even more?

Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail or any of its characters. I am NOT Hiro Mashima!


CHAPTER 26:Did the plan work?


"I'll see you in a bit! Oh and just saying, my sister is part our team. You'll be staying together in your cabin for five nights so, take care of her!" Natsu said fleeing off to his respected cabin. Lucy was left dumbfounded. "Sister? Natsu has a sister?" Lucy muttered louder than it had to be.

"A-ano, Lucy-senpai?" a cute voice said from behind her. Lucy turned fully to where the voice is coming from and saw a girl around the age of fourteen, with azure colored hair and brown eyes. The girl fidgeted her shirt as she stared at the ground with her anxious face. Lucy found the girl cute. She walked towards her and smiled.

"You're part of my team? What's your name?" Lucy asked. The girl lifted her head and seeing her senpai's smile made her nervousness vanish. Smiling back, the girl bowed and introduced herself.

"My name is Wendy," she said and straightened herself before continuing. "Wendy Dragneel. Yoroshiku onegaishimasu, Lucy-taichou!" Wendy greeted. Lucy giggled at the way Wendy behaved and did the same.

"Yoroshiku onegaishimas, Wendy-chan. Oh! Can I call you that?" Lucy asked sweetly which made the said girl blush but nodded nonetheless.

"No need to be formal, alright? Just call me Lucy. Let's do our best, ne?" Wendy nodded her head enthusiastically until Lucy realized something.

"Wait…Dragneel? Your name is Wendy…Dragneel? Then that means," before Lucy could say more, Wendy continued it for her. "I'm Natsu Dragneel's little sister."

Lucy blinked before chuckling, not believing what she had heard, before bringing her eyes to look at the confused girl in front of her.

"I can't believe Natsu has a little sister as cute and as sweet as you!" Lucy chirped as she hugged the girl before ushering her inside their cabin to meet every other member of their team. "A-ano," Wendy started again, thwarting Lucy to stop entering the cabins door. Lucy looked at the girl and sends a questioning look to her. "You need to know something," Wendy said as she rushed at the back of the cabin, dragging Lucy along with her.

When they got there, Lucy saw Wendy rummaging her bag before reluctantly taking out one fluffy thing she held securely in her arms. Lucy's brows knitted together as she examine the 'thing' Wendy is holding. She gasped when the supposed 'thing' moved and made a sound like 'meow'. Wait meow?

"This is Charles. Natsu-nii told me I could bring her along but, I really don't know if it's alright."

Lucy cooed and took the cat from Wendy. She likes cat, that's for sure. "Don't worry! If ever she gets find out, I'll back you up!" Lucy said as she continued rubbing her cheek against the cat's fluffy fur. "Let's go in and tell the others about Charles." Wendy smiled gratefully at her and bowed her head once again, saying her thanks before they went inside their room.

Once inside, everyone dragged their heads from what they're doing to the newly arrived roommates. Lucy and Wendy smiled at everyone, as everyone did the same. She then scanned the whole room. There are five double-deck beds, five closets beside them and two doors, which Lucy suspects, leads to the bathrooms. The room was lit by an electric lamp, illuminating at the very center of the room. There were four windows; two near the main door and the other two were at the sides leaving the back occupied by the bathroom doors.

"Lucy?" someone said from one corner of the room. Lucy, who was in the middle of admiring the room, looked for the voice and saw a black haired girl, staring at her with wide eyes and was sitting on the bed she picked. A delighted smile tugged Lucy's lips after recognizing whose voice it was. "Alice! It nice to know that you're on my team!" Lucy said gleefully as she approached the so called 'Alice'.

"Y-yea, i-it's been a while, huh?" Alice greeted hesitantly, biting the inside of her mouth before smiling doubtfully at the blonde.

"Yea. I'm glad I knew someone from this team. Let's do our best, ne?" Alice merely nodded before Lucy skipped to her chosen bed, with Wendy trailing behind her saying that she's gonna take the upper part of the bed.

"You shouldn't trust a person that easily, Lucy." Alice muttered, rather sadly before going back to unpacking her stuff.

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"Alright! Is everyone here?" Erza asked. She was standing at a platform where everyone can see and hear her. While Erza was busy gaining everybody's attention, Lucy busied herself as she took a good look at her surroundings. She was amazed at how beautiful the place was. It was well maintained including the forest (which was still part of the camp) that they went through to get to the lake where they will do the first activity. Yes, it was that big. The property also has a beach. After talking to the owner, she also learned that there was a cliff at a far end part of the camp. Lucy was pondering how rich the owner, Mr. Shitou Yajima, is, to own such wide and beautiful land, essentially wilderness in character but, contains structures and improvements. She was snapped out of her thought as Erza began to talk once again.

"So our first activity for the day is Kayaking. I suppose everyone knew what kayaking means?" Erza asked and got nods as answers.

"Then let me explain the activity. There are 10 boats. One boat can occupy two individuals. So in order to win, each teams should paddle their way from here to that point," Erza pointed at the 10 flags that were floating, twenty meters away from the shore before continuing. "…before going back here for the next pair until everyone had their turns. And whoever finished first are the winners. So to put it simply, this is a Kayak race." Erza explained. Some got excited some got scared but nevertheless smiled saying that it'll be an unforgettable experience.

One student raised his hand for a question that no one ever thought about. "What's the reward?" but Erza and Mira were ready. She smirked.

"The winners of each activity will be given certain points. And the team that has the highest points will be the winner. The reward? Well, Lucy here," She said and draw Lucy near her before continuing, "...told us that the Heartfilia's are willing to give 40 tickets for their newest resort as the price. This means, the members of the winning team will get two tickets each for a two day stay at their resort. Any other questions?" Lucy sweat dropped and shifted uncomfortably, flustered at what Erza announced. She didn't want attention but, here she is, standing in front of everyone, being introduced as one of the Heartfilia's and telling the reward came from them from their newest resort. She told Erza to not spread anything about this reward but, Erza could be such a smug person sometimes and all Lucy can do is to sigh.

Everyone seemed thrilled. What Erza did provoked everyone to do their best to win. Each team began to plot their plan; who goes first, who will be the last. For Lucy's team, they've decided that the team leaders will be the last pair, which Lucy and Natsu agreed to.

Alice was looking at Lucy as the latter listened attentively to one of their teammates on how to kayak, since she doesn't know how to. She remembered Amanda's face whenever she looked at the blonde. She thought Amanda was crazy for imitating Lucy, for dying her hair and putting contacts just to make herself a replica of Gray's first love? Its crazy isn't it?

Alice heaved a sigh. She doesn't know if she can do what Amanda told her to. She's her friend, yes, but, she knows she'll be doing a big mistake if she followed Amanda. Although, she already promised and for her to keep the latter's trust, she had to do her job: to keep Lucy away from Gray.

"Alice?" she was snapped out of her deep thought when Lucy called her. She looked at her team and saw their hands were together at the middle. Once she understood the gesture, she placed her hand with theirs as they shouted "FIGHT!" loudly. "LET'S GET THEM!" Natsu yelled enthusiastically throwing his fist in the air earning him heartily yells of agreement from his team.

The teachers then took their places as judges of the race and the leaders assist their members as they rode the kayak, that is of course after wearing their life jacket and vest. With the blow of the whistle, the team leaders gave the kayak paddles (paddles having blades in the same plane) and off go the first two for their team.

As for Lucy's team, things are doing fine, that is until it was their turn. They were the leading team, seems like almost everyone from their group knew how to ride and paddle the boat. But before team Natsu's boat got to them, Gray and Loke, whose team where just beside them, sniggered and challenged Natsu into a racing battle. Of course Natsu, being Natsu, accepted the challenge. After their kayak arrived, Natsu still waited for Gray and Loke's team's boats to reach the shore before racing with them. Lucy totally opposes the idea but she can't stop Natsu when there's determination, insult and excitement burning in his eyes. Our points that's within our reach suddenly got farther away from us. Lucy face palmed while Loke and Gray smirked. It's my win! Each of them thought at the same time.

"Ready? GO!" Loke, Gray and Natsu yelled at the same time as they row their boats with their partners behind them, who were sighing animatedly at their supposed partners.

"I'M GONNA WIN!" Natsu yelled as he powerfully rowed their way towards the flag, leaving the two smirking idiots behind. Wait why are they smirking? Lucy thought and she was answered shortly.

Lucy noticed how Natsu turned from energetic to being stagnant. This worried her, they were halfway through. "Hey, Natsu? You alright?" she asked, stopping her rowing as well.

"Lucy," he said in a rather coarse voice. Natsu faced her, and as soon as he did, his face turned blue. "I have…seasickness!" he uttered and fainted, good thing he didn't fall off the kayak.

"NATSU!" she screeched which caused everyone to look their way. Lucy tried to wake Natsu up but to no avail. She just sighed. Loke and Gray were laughing triumphantly as they rowed their kayaks past Lucy's team, irking Lucy to no end. Getting the feeling that she won't get any response from the seasick boy, Lucy paddled the rest of the way, making them the last team to finish.

She panted as she reached the shore and her muscles started aching due to the force she applied in rowing the kayak…alone. Loke ran towards her in worry with a hesitant Gray beside him, who, unbeknownst to everyone, was as worried as Loke.

"Are you alright, Princess?" this sentence irked Lucy so much. How could he ask that question when he just witnessed how she struggled just to get to the shore? She didn't even care if they were the last team or not, all she cared about was to finish the activity and whack the boy's heads, specifically Loke and Gray's. She chose not to answer the previous question, instead she rolled her eyes at them and took Natsu's arm around her shoulders. She assisted the nauseated boy and went to a shaded part of the area as the teachers declared the winner.

"The winner for this activity is Jellal and Erza's team! You guys got 20 point! The second placer is Lyon and Juvia's team which earned them 15 points. And the third place for 10 points goes to Levy and Gajeel's team. Congratulations!" Gildarts announced. Lucy sighed before looking at the boy beside her.

"That should be us. Why didn't you tell me earlier that you have seasickness?" she asked while fanning Natsu.

"I…I forgot." He answered groggily. "Natsu-nii!" yelled a worried Wendy as she ran towards her brother. Lucy looked up and smiled at the girl. "I think he's going to be alright before the next activity so he could still join us." Lucy said uplifting Wendy's spirit. But their quiet moment together just got to be ruined by the two annoying boys who caused their unexpected loss. She snapped her head at them before glaring, making them flinch slightly.

"I'm sorry Princess! I just want our team to win! I badly want the price!" Loke explained earning him confused looks from the people around him, including Lucy and Gray. "And that is?" Lucy asked, getting nosy all of a sudden, even forgetting that Loke confessed to her one week before because of how irritated she was. If it wasn't for him and Gray, we should be one of those teams. She thought but dismissed the thought immediately as she reminded herself that she is in no position to get mad.

"To have a date with you!"

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"WHAT?" unexpectedly, Gray was the one who shouted this, making the people around him looked at him with surprised faces. Sensing the looks he earned, he coughed awkwardly. "I mean…you already confessed to her?" Gray asked, uncomfortably. Lucy shrieked making Gray put his hands over his ears on impulse. Her face flushed a hundred shades of red remembering Loke's confession.

"Yea…?" Loke responded, raising one of his eyebrows at Gray, who uneasily shoved his hands deep inside his pockets while averting his eyes elsewhere.

Lucy was feeling anxious, knowing that Gray was just in front of her. Her heart beats so fast as she looked up and saw Gray's face sadden. Even if she's was so embarrassed, she can't shake the thought of why Gray acted like that.

"Since it's almost lunch, why don't we go back to camp, yea?" Gildarts voice broke the unnerving atmosphere that was created by three certain teenagers.

"R-Right. Natsu, let's go." Lucy said as she took Natsu's right arm drooping it around her slender shoulders, dragging him, with Wendy assisting the other side of her brother, leaving two particular individual looking somewhat jealous over a certain pink haired boy.

..ooOoo..

Natsu was back to normal as soon as he saw food making Lucy and Wendy laugh. "Nii-san is always so active when it comes to food." Wendy commented. "You can say that again." Lucy said making her way towards the table for their team. She sat across a voracious Natsu who continued eating as if he had never eaten in his whole life while Wendy sat beside her. They started eating as soon as everyone from their team made their way to their table.

From afar, Loke and Gray's twisted faces can be seen as they approached their respected tables with their partners tailing behind them. Mira saw this and smiled delightedly, knowing her plan is working but also felt sorry for Loke.

Mira then went towards Lucy's team's table and leaned towards Natsu ear, whispering her plan. Natsu's face creased. He doesn't want to get involved in the so-called 'love triangle' between Lucy, Gray and Loke but he promised to Mira. So he sighed earning him confused glances from his teammates.

"Mira, what did you tell Natsu?" Lucy asked curiously. Mira simply smiled and walked away, leaving the plan into Natsu's hands. As soon as Mira's gone, and Loke and Gray are on earshot, Natsu heaved a deep sigh before plastering his infamous grin. "Lucy! Taste this!" he said as he spooned some of his food and brought it towards Lucy's mouth, the latter was surprised but ate it nevertheless.

Out of the corner of Lucy's eyes, she saw Lisanna having a weird look upon her face. Lucy knew it. She knew Lisanna had this slight crush for Natsu and she knew that what Natsu's doing hurts Lisanna's feelings. Looking back at the grinning boy in front of her, she swallowed first before asking him the bothering question she was having since the start of camp.

"Ne Natsu," she started. Once the said boy looked at her, she continued. "Why are you doing this?" she asked while raising a delicate eyebrow.

As soon as the question is asked, Natsu choked the food inside his mouth making Lucy and Wendy panicky grabbed the closest glass of water and shoved it to Natsu, who took it and drank all of it in one gulp. After he brought the glass down, he hastily looked at Lucy and sighed wearily.

"You got me already?" he asked as he scratched his cheek.

"Well, it's pretty obvious if you ask me," answered Lucy, crossing her arms across her chest. Natsu cautiously looked around, seeing if Mira was looking at them or not, when he thought that the coast is clear, he signalled Lucy to lean closer. Understanding the gesture, Lucy leaned her ear as Natsu whispered something.

"Mira planned this to make a certain someone jealous." Her eyes widen at the sudden revelation. Her face burned at what she heard. Lucy stared at Natsu with disbelieving eyes.

"Mira…planned this?"

Natsu nodded.

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"Kyaaaaaa~!" A high pitched squeal was then heard making Natsu fall from his seat. Lucy gasped and ran to his side.

"Are you okay?" she asked worriedly. Natsu scratch his sore head before nodding. "But you don't need to squeal like that. Look, everyone's attention was now directed at us." He said, he just wished Mira didn't hear him reveal everything to Lucy.

The blonde grabbed hold of Natsu's shoulders and looked determined at him, scaring the shit out of the poor boy and never bothered by the fact that she gain a lot of attentions from both the teachers and her fellow students.

"Don't worry Natsu!" she said making the confused boy more confused.

"I'll make sure that at the end of this camp," she started whispering; her hands travelled down and gripped Natsu's hands tight before continuing.

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"I'll make sure that you and Lisanna will be together."

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"Eh?"

..ooOoo..

For the whole lunch, Lucy tried her best to look sweet with Natsu not knowing that not only Lisanna was jealous but also Natsu's best friends. Lucy fed Natsu, wiped visible stain against his cheeks, and sometimes whispered something making the both of them laugh. Natsu was at first shocked when Lucy told him that she'll make sure that Lisanna and the boy will be together at the end of camp. He found it amusing for Lucy to be that dense. He already told the plan and thought she'll get it easily being the top notched student at school but, he guessed wrong. Lucy thought that the plan was to get Lisanna jealous. Although he wanted to correct her mistake, he also thought of the consequences he'll suffer once Mira learned this so he stayed quiet.

And their 'plan' worked perfectly. Lisanna is unconsciously jealous at Lucy's sudden closeness to Natsu and Loke is clearly infuriated. Gray? Natsu scanned the surroundings but he never found Gray. Did the plan work? He thought and smirked.

"Alright everyone, listen up!" Erza began.

"The second activity will now sta–"

"WAIT!" Lisanna said cutting Erza off. She walked towards red headed beauty before whispering something to her. Erza sighed and massaged her temples.

Lucy, as confused as ever, asked them what the problem is. And after knowing what it was, she ran towards the forest earning her confused stares, except for her fair headed friend. "Ganbatte, Lucy!" Mira muttered.

..ooOoo..

Gray was absently walking his way towards a certain part of the camp. After seeing Lucy's closeness to Natsu, he can't brush the thought of the girl he loves. He kept on telling himself that Lucy and the girl isn't the same person but, he still got jealous. Yes, he's admitting it. Gray Fullbuster is jealous. And he hated it.

Gray felt the urge to beat someone up but he can't, if he doesn't want to cause a commotion. So to cool his head off, he decided to wander around the camp grounds without a definite place at mind.

A gust of wind made him stop from his walk. He looked around and noticed he's already at the highest part of Camp Basanova; the cliff, overlooking the salty sea below.

"It's been so long since the last time I've been here." He muttered to himself as he ran a hand through his jet black hair. He laid himself at the grassy ground, propping his head with his hands. He closed his eyes as he inhaled the fresh and salty breeze.

Gray tried to obviate his thought off his head and just sleep but, whenever he closes his eyes all he sees is Lucy. He breathed in and out to calm the anger that was once again bubbling inside him. Why was he angry in the first place? Because of what? Because of Natsu being oh so close with Lucy? Or was it because Lucy looks a lot like the girl he loves and seeing her with Natsu irate him?

He sighed wearily. He shouldn't feel this way. He should keep in mind that Lucy isn't the girl he knew.

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But, why can't he do it? Why can't he erase the feeling that Lucy is the girl? She's just my friend. Loke is in love with her.He thought.

His 'peaceful' moment was disturbed by some rustling in the nearby bushes. Before he could even see what or who it was, a familiar voice filled his ears.

"I was right. You're really here,"

He swiftly sat up and stared directly at the blonde girl, who was still panting, must be because of running so much.

"What are you doing here? Lisanna was worried," said the girl after catching her breath. She walked towards the sitting boy before sitting beside him. Gray's heart fluttered as she locked her pretty brown eyes with his obsidian ones.

"It's none of your business," he said in a scornful way as he crossed his legs, cupping his chin with his elbow on his knee and his other hand holding the other knee, hiding his flustered face. Why does it feel like this happened before? Gray thought.

"Of course it's my business!" She snapped back. See? Then she'll say that she's been searching for me and she had so many works to do, but here she is looking for me. He thought once again, remembering the time she found him by the rooftop.

"I'm worried," Gray hoisted his head back at the blonde. His eyes widen at the sight of her. She had her head down, her golden locks covering her eyes while her arms hugging her knees against her chest. He didn't know what to say, all he did was to stare at her as the blonde raised her head and gazed at the horizon. The wind blew and her hair swayed with it, making her flushed face visible.

She brushed her hair and tucked it behind her ear before speaking again. "Well, earlier you looked so sad then now you're out here. Do you have a problem? You can tell it to me!" she urged as she looked determinedly at the boy next to her with her blush intensifying every time she looked at him.

"What?" he asked looking confused.

"W-Well, I-I just want to know if there's something bothering you! A-and well, t-the trip. I-It's not that I followed you here to ask you that, I-I just—" Gray smirked making Lucy stop. "What?" she asked.

"Nothing." He said as he stood up. "Just that, I'm wondering if you're starting to have feelings for me, being caring is all." He said and shrugged casually. As if Lucy's face wouldn't turn any redder, it just did.

"M-Mochiron nai!" Lucy yelled as she huffed, looking the other way. "I went here to get you! The next activity is soon to start!" she defended and crossed her arms. An angry icon appeared at her forehead as she heard a snicker coming from an annoying black haired boy.

"How did you know I was here then?" he asked before the blonde could even screech at him. She blinked and put on a thinking face before looking at Gray.

"Well, thinking you're sad, I just thought that you'll be in a peaceful place. And what place could be more peaceful than a cliff overlooking the deep blue ocean, right? I just thought you'd be here since you want peaceful places. Remember when I found you at the school's roof top?" she answered and smiled.

Gray merely stared at her. It seemed like she knows me since birth. He smiled mentally, not wanting Lucy to get the impression of him getting amused by her.

He sighed and offered his hand to her. "Come on. Erza must be very annoyed by now, delaying the activity I mean." He said nonchalantly. Lucy giggled and took his hand. "Well, she must be. And I'm not helping you out. You deserve to be punished!" she responded.

"HEY! You should be punished as well! For finding me late!" he countered as he started walking.

"What? Hey mister! If you didn't run off, I wouldn't go looking you in the first place!" Lucy retorted, matching Gray's pace.

"Well, it's not my fault you followed me." He said, glancing at the irate blonde, smiling by himself as he realized something.

Yea, Lucy is different. She's has her own character. I shouldn't compare Lucy to her. They're different.

"Are you listening to me? UGH! I really hate talking to you!" Lucy said as she walked faster. Gray chuckled at Lucy's childlike attitude. She never fails to make me laugh. This is why I like her.

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Wait, WHAT? Gray shook his head as heat travelled up his face. He rubbed his head and sighed before smiling once again. Yea, maybe I do like her. As a friend? "As a girl." He muttered.

"WHAT ARE YOU MUTTERING ABOUT? CAN'T YOU WALK FASTER? ERZA WILL KILL US!" Lucy shouted.

"Yea, yea." He answered, a knowing smile adorning his face while glancing at the blonde's back.

..ooOoo..


'Taichou' means 'Captain'

'Yoroshiku onegaishimasu' means 'Please take care of me'

'Mochiron nai' is a Japanese word which means 'Of course not'.

I really don't have anything to say except for sorry. So, SORRY FOR UPDATING LATE!

I tried my best to finish this chapter today so I still hope you liked the chapter,, ^_^

Ja'ne

P.S tell me if there are mistakes so that I could change it! thanks! ^_^